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The protein behind immunotherapy resistance
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The protein behind immunotherapy resistance

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Tumor with FMRP-deficient cancer cells (in green) being infiltrated and attached by killer (CD8) T cells. Credit: Jeremy Guillot (Hanahan Lab – EPFL). Immunotherapy is a cutting-edge approach to treating cancer by turning the patient’s own immune system against their tumor. Our increasing knowledge of the mechanisms by which...

Genetic changes in head and neck cancer, immunotherapy resistance identified
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Genetic changes in head and neck cancer, immunotherapy resistance identified

by  University of California – San Diego Killer T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIH A multi-institutional team of researchers has identified both the genetic abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells into becoming an invasive type of head and neck cancer and patients who are least likely to respond to immunotherapy. “Through a series of surprises, we followed...